Her Majesty's Canadian Ship MONCTON, a Kingston-class maritime
coastal defence vessel sits anchored alongside the Canadian Coast
Guard Ship Pierre Radisson for fuelling in Nunavut during Operation
QIMMIQ on September 14, 2015. Photo: Corporal Felicia Ogunniya,
12 Wing Imaging Services, Shearwater
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Incident Response Collaboration Improvements Between
the Canadian Coast Guard and Local Communities
Canada is a country with a massive amount of coastline. As such, it
places a great deal of importance on partnerships, collaboration, and
communication as the key drivers for ensuring a strong safety system
to protect our oceans. The Canadian Coast Guard is currently modern-
izing how they collaborate with coastal communities and how they share
information about Canada's waterways.
Recently, $24 million in funding was announced under the Oceans
Protection Plan to implement and expand the Canadian Coast Guard's
Communication Portal for Integrated Incident Response initiative
across Canada. This announcement was made by the Honourable
Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast
Guard. The CCG's Communicaiton Portal is a digital tool that enables
better communication, information sharing, and collaboration with
partners and affected communities during on-water emergencies and
exercises. Initially, the Communication Portal for Integrated Incident
Response will focus specifically on environmental response. Later, it
will expand to include search and rescue operations and vessels of
concern.
"This investment will empower local communities and the Canadian
Coast Guard to better communicate with our partners to improve marine
incident responses across Canada. Only through collaboration at all lev-
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